Shipping Classification
Hydrocyanic acid, aqueous solutions or Hydrogen cyanide, aqueous solutions with not more than 20 percent hydrogen cyanide
What this means
Hydrocyanic acid, aqueous solutions or Hydrogen cyanide, aqueous solutions with not more than 20 percent hydrogen cyanide appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.
Hazard class / division
Class 6.1
UN / NA identification number
UN1613
Packing group
I
Label codes
6.1
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
195
Packaging — bulk
244
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
Forbidden
Cargo aircraft only limit
Forbidden
Vessel stowage location
D
Vessel stowage — other
40
Special provisions (§172.102)
2 — This material is poisonous by inhalation (see § 171.8 of this subchapter) in Hazard Zone B (see § 173.116(a) or § 173.133(a) of this subchapter), and must be described as an inhalation hazard under the provisions of this subchapter.
B61 — Written procedures covering details of tank car appurtenances, dome fittings, safety devices, and marking, loading, handling, inspection, and testing practices must be approved by the Associate Administrator before any single unit tank car tank is offered for transportation.
B65 — Tank cars constructed before March 16, 2009, must have a test pressure of 34.47 Bar (500 psig) or greater and conform to Class 105A. Each tank car must have a reclosing pressure relief device having a start-to-discharge pressure of 15.51 Bar (225 psig). The tank car specification may be marked to indicate a test pressure of 20.68 Bar (300 psig).
B77 — Other packaging are authorized when approved by the Associate Administrator.
B82 — Cargo tanks and portable tanks are not authorized.
T20 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP2 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP13 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.
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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.